MacBook Pro :: How To Rename "computer"
Mar 23, 2012
When I was still married my (at the time) wife had a MacBook, which was our primary computer. Then I bought a MacBook Pro, and transferred my documents over. Since then whenever I launch the Finder, under Favorites, there is a picture of a house, that has my ex-wifes name on it. How do I remove/edit her name and replace it with my own?
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MacBook Pro
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Nov 19, 2009
At the login window, it says "NAME's Intel iMac (3)" Any idea why it would say 3? Anyone know how to rename it?
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Aug 21, 2009
I have searched around and have not been able to find an answer to my problem. I am having a very tough time trying to rename files/ folders on my late 2008 Unibody MB. This has always happened with this computer since the day I purchased it. When I am trying to rename a file or folder, I hit the return key so I can edit the name on the file. I then try to either backspace or click and drag the selected text that I want to delete. 9 out of 10 times it stops me from doing it mid deleting or adding text. It's like someone it pressing the return key as I am in the middle of editing the text. I am sure I am not pressing the trackpad or enter key accidentally. This is really getting on my nerves and I am about to throw this computer at a wall if I cannot get this fixed.
It's always allows me a different amount of time to edit before it saves it automatically. I am trying to rename over 1000 files on external/ internal hard drives so I can get the correct name for movies in plex/ iphoto. I know I can go into Get Info and edit the name in there, but that would take forever renaming a thousand files. It literally takes me 5 to 10 times just to rename one file. Can anyone tell me what might be causing this problem? I have also tried using the Apple BT keyboard and have the exact same results.
Also completely random question, is there a way to disable the IR port on the MB so when I am controlling the Mac Min HTPC it doesn't keep messing with the MB by bringing up Frontrow, pausing/playing tracks? I literally have to cover the IR port with my finger just so I can use the remote on the mini.
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Jun 15, 2012
Does anyone know how to mass rename images, taken from 2 cameras and organize them by date/hour/min/second the image was taken?
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Jun 26, 2012
how to rename a macbook pro 13 inch 10.7.3 version?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Jul 1, 2014
I have recently replaced my hard drive with a Solid State Drive on my 2011 MacBook Pro. The drive is now called untitled instead of "Macintosh HD". I would like to switch it back to "Macintosh HD", but I do not know how to. My MacBook Pro does not have the drive icon on the desktop like the iMac, so sadly, that does not work. How I could change the name of my new hard drive?
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Apr 11, 2012
Actually in the files i am trying to rename the first 2 digits are numbers then space and then there is the file name i want to use.
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Automator, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Apr 13, 2012
I'm putting together a pdf document in preview, but everytime I add a page the wrong name appears. Is it possible to rename individual pages? I've tried changing the name in finder before merging but that doesn't work.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Jun 6, 2012
I have an external hard drive with 2 partitions: One for my video and music files (named jukebox) and another for time machine (named time machine). The external hard drive itself is a 1TB WD Elements. If I open up disk utility I can see the name "1TB WD Elements 1023" with 2 subpartitions as above named. Similarly when I plug it in to my playstation the drive is displayed as "USB WD Elements 1023". How do I change the name "1TB WD Elements 1023" to something else? I can find it in finder and I can seem to find any command to change it within disk utility. I really like to change it as I sometimes have another WD Elements drive plugged in to the playstation as well and they both have the same name which is confusing.
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MacBook
Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Dec 2, 2014
How to rename or deleat an outlook (hotmail) folder from an Mac Book Pro ?
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mac os x 10.9.5
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May 17, 2012
It says that it can't be deleted.I got this problem when I was downloading a photo with Google chrome, but that photo was downloaded successfully. Downloads window in chrome is now empty.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Feb 26, 2008
When I set up my Pro, I screwed up and hit the button before I realized I did not name my computer the name I wanted. Is there a way I can rename it?
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Nov 22, 2008
how can I rename my Mac HD to look like below?
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Apr 24, 2010
I recently purchased a used 15" PowerBook Ti 1.0GHz with a fresh install of OSX 10.5.8.
Even though I am logged in as Administrator it will not allow me to rename folders or to delete some files. When trying to rename a folder, for example, it displays, " You do not have sufficient access privileges to rename the item."
I have run the Disk Utility to repair permissions but with no improvement.
When I Get Info on the folder, it says I have Read and Write permissions but I cannot change the name in the Get Info box, either.
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Dec 13, 2010
This might sound like a stupid question, but is there a way to rename Preview??
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Jul 22, 2007
This is strange. All of a sudden I am unable to rename a Folder from untitled folder to anything. I can highlight it, but nothing happens when I try to type in a new title. I tried it on the Desktop and Finder. Any ideas? It would be prety hard to find anything if everything was in folders titled 'untitled'.
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Jan 5, 2008
For some reason my mac won't let me rename any of my files. It comes up with 'You do not have sufficient privileges to rename the item' every time I try. What's the deal?
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Feb 1, 2009
How do you rename files on a new alumabook? Right now I'm just playing my luck clicking on it different ways but I can't figure it out
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Nov 14, 2009
Example: When i drag images or files from an email to my desktop such as photo.jpg that are all named the same, it always makes me replace the first photo.jpg or the second photo.jpg won't be put on my desktop. Is there a way to force it to rename the second photo.jpg to photo2.jpg or something so i don't have to decide to replace or only have one image?
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Mar 12, 2010
Trying to rename a couple files in finder. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I can click on the file to bring up the cursor, and the name gets highlighted. Once I start typing however, it just takes whatever I have typed and closes the cursor edit box and I have to start all over again.
It's like I have a 2 second window to rename a file. Even if I click and the cursor comes up, if I don't type anything and watch it the cursor disappears after 2-5 seconds.
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Jan 7, 2009
After my macbook hard drive kindly failed on me, I ordered a new Seagate Momentus 5400.5, 320gb hard drive. I popped that sucker in this afternoon and began to start up my macbook with the OS X disc 1. Everything was going smoothly, except that it can't find the hard drive. It is recognized under my disk utility, but when I click to partition it, select options, select GUID, click 'OK', I can neither Name it 'Macintosh HD' or do anything else.
I can't proceed with anything because when it asks me to select a HD, the HD does not show up. Again, everything works except that the hard drive is not found. I pulled the hard drive out. Made sure the screws were alright. Made sure everything was all snuggly, and yet it still won't work.
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Sep 19, 2010
I have Root - but can't seem to rename my home folder.
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Oct 30, 2010
I am having problems with my user account, and I need to start fresh with a new account. My plan is to create a new user account and transfer my documents and images (but not my preferences) from my current account to that one. However, once I've migrated the data, I'd like to rename the new home folder with the same name as the old one to prevent any broken links from applications that will be looking for files in my old account.
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Dec 11, 2010
I've noticed for a few months now both in 10.5 on my PowerMac and 10.6 on my MBP that often when I click to rename a file in the finder, it will a few seconds later "un-select" the renaming as if I had hit return to finish renaming the file. I then have to click it again to finish renaming the file. Sometimes, it will do this 2-3 times before it quits exiting on its own. I wonder if Spotlight could be interfering sometimes because it often seems to do it when the window is first open and OSX is in the middle of updating the little icons to show video snapshots and the like. But I've also seen it happen after they're all updated as well. I don't recall seeing this problem on either Mac more than say 6 months ago or so. It certainly never used to do it as I've had the MBP for over 2 years now and the PowerMac for around 4 years and I would have noticed. I wonder if one of the system updates might have changed something, for example.
Has anyone else noticed any issues with renaming files being unselected like that in the middle of typing?
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Jan 30, 2007
How can I rename a .icc color profile in OS X
I used my Pantone Huey to calibrate bith my main display and my secondary (just switched primary display between the two machine)
Everything worked great but I have 2 profiles that have the exact same name.
I can open up the .icc and do a save as but that just changes the file name not the name displayed in sytem preferences
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Apr 1, 2008
is there an quicker way (preferably a keyboard command) to rename a file in the finder (or on the desktop) than either command+i (which then involves another click) or a slow double click on the file itself?
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Aug 10, 2008
I'm not sure which forum to post this in, but I installed a new SuperDrive in my Mac Pro.
Is there a way I can have it renamed?
Currently my drives show up as "Upper SuperDrive" and "Lower POINEER DVD-RW DVR-115D".
Can I rename the Poineer one so its shorter?
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Jun 20, 2009
I have paired my iPhone to the Mac and it appears as 'Paul'
How can I change the name of the iPhone on my Mac to 'Paul Iphone'?
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Aug 3, 2009
How do I rename drives my Mac recognizes? My iDisk is my MobileMe login name (I'd prefer "iDisk") and my Air Sharing Pro shared drive is my IP address. I want to change that to Air Sharing, or something.
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Aug 29, 2009
i have my home folder named something but it is not exactly what i want. my co woorker set it up but it is just numbers and it isen't exactly what i want. how can i change my the name with out needing a new user account made up.
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